ajaxcall.js

/*
    Basic Ajax JavaScript functions used by AjaxPage.

    Written by John Dickinson based on ideas from
    Apple Developer Connection and DivMod Nevow.
    Some changes made by Christoph Zwerschke.
*/

var request_url = document.location.toString();
if (request_url.indexOf('?') >= 0) {
    request_url = request_url.substr(0, request_url.indexOf('?'));
}
request_url += "?_action_=ajax"
var request_id = 0;

function getRequester() {
    if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
        try {
            req = new XMLHttpRequest();
        } catch(e) {
            req = false;
        }
    } else if(window.ActiveXObject) { // IE specific
        try {
            req = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
        } catch(e) {
            try {
                req = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
            } catch(e) {
                req = false;
            }
        }
    }
    return req
}

function openConnection(req, url)
{
    if (req) {
        req.onreadystatechange = function() {
            if (req.readyState == 4) {
                if (req.status == 200) {
                    try {
                        eval(req.responseText);
                        req.abort();
                        delete req;
                    } catch (e) {
                        ; // ignore errors
                    }
                }
            }
        };
        req.open("GET", url, true);
        req.send(null);
    }
}

// Generic Ajax call:
function ajax_call(pre_action, call) {
    if (pre_action) {
        eval(pre_action);
    }
    var args = '&_req_=' + ++request_id;
    for (i=2; i<arguments.length; i++) {
        args += '&_=' + encodeURIComponent(arguments[i])
    }
    req = getRequester();
    if (req) {
        openConnection(req, request_url + "Call&_call_=" + call + args);
    }
}

// Ajax call specific to forms:
function ajax_call_form(call, form, dest, val) {
    if (dest) {
        ajax_setTag(dest, val);
    }
    var values = Array();
    for (i=0; i<form.elements.length; i++) {
        var e = form.elements[i];
        name = e.name;
        if (!(((e.type == 'checkbox') || (e.type == 'radio')) && (!e.checked))) {
            values[i] = [name, e.value];
        }
    }
    var args = '&_req_=' + ++request_id;
    for (i=0; i<values.length; i++) {
        args += '&_=' + encodeURIComponent(values[i])
    }
    req = getRequester();
    if (req) {
        openConnection(req, request_url + "Call&_call_=" + call + args);
    }
}

// Some Ajax helper functions:

function ajax_setTag(which, val) {
    var e = document.getElementById(which);
    e.innerHTML = val;
}

function ajax_setClass(which, val) {
    var e = document.getElementById(which);
    e.className = val;
}

function ajax_setID(which, val) {
    var e = document.getElementById(which);
    e.id = val;
}

function ajax_setValue(which, val) {
    var e = document.getElementById(which);
    e.value = val;
}

function ajax_setReadonly(which, val) {
    var e = document.getElementById(which);
    if (val) {
        e.setAttribute('readonly', 'readonly');
    }
    else {
        e.removeAttribute('readonly');
    }
}